Firefox OS: An introduction

Short introduction to Firefox OS' philosophy, features and objectives.

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1. Firefox OS An introduction Sergi Mansilla, February 2013 Thursday, February 14, 13
2. An introduction s @sergimansilla Thursday, February 14, 13
3. Mobile today Write once, run...once Di!erent APIs Di!erent languages Di!erent stores Thursday, February 14, 13
4. ‘Native’ apps vs web apps Great while it lasted It’s time to move on The gap is gone Thursday, February 14, 13
5. Firefox OS? New mobile OS Leverages open web WebAPI standards No walled gardens Thursday, February 14, 13
6. Why should I care as a user? Device independence Thursday, February 14, 13
7. Why should I care as a user? No need to repurchase Higher quality apps No brand discrimination Device independence Thursday, February 14, 13
8. Why should I care as a developer? You already know this stu! Thursday, February 14, 13
9. Why should I care as a developer? HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript Each site is a potential app Extreme "exibility Great tooling You already know this stu! Thursday, February 14, 13
10. Why should I care as a developer? No developer fees No API breaks No need for a phone You already know this stu! Thursday, February 14, 13
11. Opening up phones http://arewemobileyet.com Thursday, February 14, 13
12. Developer tools Thursday, February 14, 13
13. Developer tools https://hacks.mozilla.org/2012/12/#refox-os-simulator-1-0-is-here/ Thursday, February 14, 13
14. Developer tools It also works on Android! Thursday, February 14, 13
15. Firefox Marketplace marketplace.!refox.com Thursday, February 14, 13
16. Firefox Marketplace marketplace.!refox.com Thursday, February 14, 13
17. Firefox Marketplace marketplace.!refox.com Thursday, February 14, 13
18. Firefox Marketplace Thursday, February 14, 13
19. Thanks! Questions? Sergi Mansilla @sergimansilla http://goo.gl/Xiv94 Thursday, February 14, 13
20. Useful links https://addons.mozilla.org/#refox/addon/#refox-os-simulator/ sergimansilla.com/blog/promise-of-!os/ http://arewemobileyet.com/ https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/#refoxos/ Thursday, February 14, 13